| ▲ | masklinn 16 hours ago | |
These are… completely unrelated ratings? The heat pump generates 162MWt, at the cost of around 50MWe. The nuclear reactor produces 1.6GWe alongside 4.5GWt. Furthermore the listed costs are also unrelated: the 235 millions are for the bare units (and an estimate for something a few years out), while the 8bn are turnkey (of what exactly I’m not sure: the beleaguered Olkiluoto 3 and flamanville 3 cost 11~12bn, while Taishan is estimated at under 8 for two reactors). | ||
| ▲ | looofooo0 14 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
1.6GWe gives you 3.2GWt max alongside. In more modern this is even less. Of the 100% energy produced 33-38% will end up in the electric grid. | ||
| ▲ | cyberax 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
I'm just comparing the magnitudes here. A nuclear reactor powering dumb cheap resistive heaters is just several times more expensive than the heat pumps. But unlike these heat pumps, the reactor doesn't need electricity. | ||